LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell Hockey team defeated Maine, 3-2 in Hockey East play on Friday night at the Tsongas Center in front of 4,537 fans.

With the victory, UMass Lowell improves to 4-5-0 overall and 1-4-0 in Hockey East games. The Black Bears drp to 2-5-0 overall (1-2-0 HEA).

Senior defenseman Chris Forney (Thief River Falls, Minn.) scored the game-winning power play tally with a blast from the left point with 9:46 left in the game to seal the win for the River Hawks.

Maine's Emil Westerlund opened the scoring in the game at 10:01 of the second period, after the teams skated to a scoreless opening frame. Maine owned a 12-5 shot advantage in the first period of play.

Sophomore forward Colin O'Neill (Odenton, Md.) tied the game at 1-1 with a shorthanded tally less than four minutes later for his first marker of the season. Westerlund scored his second of the game on the power play with 4:43 left in the second to give the Black Bears a 2-1 lead.

Sophomore alternate captain Ryan Lohin (Chadds Ford, Pa.) tied the game at 2-2 for his second goal of the season with just 1:36 left in the middle stanza.